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missionary

Also known as proselytizer

thumb|right|upright=1.35|Catholic Church|Catholic missionaries in [[Papua New Guinea]] A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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A missionary is a member of a religious group sent to an area to promote their faith or provide services like education, health care, and social support to communities. Missionaries matter because they have historically played a significant role in spreading religions, establishing schools and hospitals, and influencing social and economic conditions in many parts of the world.

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Research

1,364 papers

Medical missionary service.JAMA · 1967Scott KM, White RB
Missionary anesthesia.Anesthesia and analgesia · 1975Johnstone RE, Butsche BB
Hugh A. Rose (1926- ), A Missionary Pioneer and the Cornerstone of Ophthalmology at Wonju Union Christian Hospital.Yonsei medical journal · 2023Lim SH, Lee S, Yoon JW et al.DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2022.0305
House of Missionary Morris: The Oldest Building in Yonsei University (Built in 1918 and Designated as Registered Cultural Heritage No. 701).Yonsei medical journal · 2021Ahn SK, Koh SB, Lee S et al.DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.6.475
[Missionary Medicine of Canadian Presbytery and Korean Doctors under Japanese Occupation--focusing Sung-jin and Ham-heung].ReviewUi sahak · 2015Heo YJ, Cho YSDOI: 10.13081/kjmh.2015.24.621
A Missionary from Sudan: Brucellosis.The American journal of medicine · 2021Kodama R, Bhesania S, Gorski J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.038
Missionary surgery.American journal of surgery · 2010Naylor RDOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.006
Missionary midwife.Midwives chronicle · 1967Dance RM

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Image: Preaching from a Waggon (David Livingstone) by The London Missionary Society (cropped).jpg

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female form of label: Missionarin
male form of label: misionar
Commons category: Missionaries
ISCO-08 occupation class: 2636.3

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Contents

By religion
Buddhist missions
Christian missions
Historic
Modern
Maryknoll
Latter Day Saints
Hindu missions
Ananda Marga missions
Islamic missions
Early Islamic missionaries during Muhammad's era
Ahmadiyya Islam missions
Jain missions
Judaism
Sikh missions
Tenrikyo missions
Criticism
Impact of missions
Lists of prominent missionaries
American missionaries
British Christian missionaries
See also
References
Further reading
External links

In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.